Chintpurni

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Maa Chintpurni
Mata Chintpurni inside from back gate
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Una district
Deity	Chhinnamasta
Festivals	Navratri
Location
Location	Chintpurni, 177110
State	Himachal Pradesh
Country	India
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	31°48′31″N 76°06′10″E / 31.808620°N 76.102870°E / 31.808620; 76.102870
Architecture
Type	Hindu
Creator	Mai Das
Completed	unknown
Elevation	977.87 m (3,208 ft)
Website
http://chintpurni.in

Chintpurni is a small town in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh about 40 km (25 miles) north of Una, not far from the border with the Indian state of Punjab. The elevation is about 977 meters (about 3,200 feet). It is home to the Maa Chintpurni Temple which is a major pilgrimage site as one of the Shakta pithas in India. The Hindu genealogy registers at Chintpurni, Himachal Pradesh are kept here. North of Chintpurni are the western Himalayas. Chintpurni lies within the much lower Shiwalik (or Shivalik) range.

The temple houses the Chintpurni Shakta pitha (Chhinnamastika Shakta pitha).^[1]

The legend behind the Shakta pitha is part of the Shaktism tradition which tells the story of the self-immolation of the goddess Sati. Vishnu had to cut her body into 51 body parts, which fell on Earth and became sacred sites.

The legend of Chhinnamasta Devi is apparently also part of the Shaktism tradition in Chintpurni. Here, Chhinnamasta is interpreted as the severed-headed one as well as the foreheaded-one.